Bengaluru : Bengaluru Police have launched an investigation after the Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) received a bomb threat email to blow up one of its metro stations. The unknown sender alleged that Metro staff were “harassing” his divorced wife and warned that “one of your metro stations will be blasted.”
He further described himself as like a terrorist and claimed to be patriotic against Kannadigas, prompting immediate concern among Metro officials. BMRCL Assistant Executive Engineer Ratheesh Thomas verified the email and reported the matter to the police on November 14. A non-cognisable report was initially registered at Wilson Garden Police Station.
Following court permission, an FIR was formally filed on November 15. Police are now tracing the sender and examining the motive behind the threat. Security agencies are expected to review surveillance and tighten monitoring as the investigation moves forward. “If ever I come to know that your metro employees are torturing mentally to my past divorced wife Padmini after duty hours, be careful, one of your metro station gets blasted… I am also a terrorists liker PATRIOTIC against KANNADIGAS,” the email read, as per the FIR.
The threat was declared a hoax by the police and an investigation was launched after the case was booked under BNS Section 351 (criminal intimidation). Multiple police sources confirmed to DH that the suspect was identified and would be arrested shortly. Probe is underway.
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